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David Lidington says Carillion collapse shows need to increase range of suppliers working with public sector

Island’s local authority recruits for a range of leaders to fulfil transformation plan

Missing man spotted on images provided by flying device

Civil servant returns to organisation to take operational reins

Publicly owned broadcaster asks for market input

Newly created leadership posts will cover responsibility for individual products or portfolios

Deputy director role comes with a remit to lead law-enforcement’s response to cybercrime

PublicTechnology talks to the head of capability for the civil service’s DDaT profession, Holly Ellis, about how the mantra of ‘do things once’ is being applied to help departments hire and train digital talent

Cabinet Office-based role will require successful candidate to drive cloud adoption

Department reportedly provides list of 39 technology and other reform programmes that are being paused or delayed

Richard Blanford of Fordway believes there is scope for much more growth in shared services if local authorities focus on working with each other

Balvinder Heran will serve as ICT director for county council, NHS trust, and clinical commissioning group

In his foreword to Policy Exchange report on digital government, former Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude opines that ‘progress has slipped in recent years’

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s digital chief James Munson tells PublicTechnology about the organisation’s investments in people, technology, and a wide range of new services – and why that will not include an online theory test

Paul Maltby claims councils must first renew ageing infrastructure before realising the benefits of machine learning and automation 

National body looks to draw up an ‘evidence-based strategy’ for forces’ use of social platforms

DCMS committee continues to pursue Facebook CEO as chair says ‘we expected detail – we got excuses’

Recently appointed boss Ian Bell discusses his mission to ‘repair trust’ in the company while helping forces get the most out of technology

Lucy Hocking of RAND Europe looks at the three main barriers preventing women from thriving in the STEM sector – and how they can be overcome

Potential 10-year deal will be open to all police and fire services and will feature up to 20 suppliers of back-office technology

The relaunched annual GDS event shone a light on the government’s key digital-transformation strategies and initiatives for the coming months and years. PublicTechnology went along to find out more